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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13004
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy

Inflation confirmed at 8.9% and GDP growth down to 0.6% in euro area in July

The annual inflation rate in the euro area was 8.9% in July, compared with 8.6% in June, the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) confirmed on Thursday 18 August. At EU level, it was 9.8% in July, compared with 9.6% the previous month.

The lowest annual rates were registered in France, Malta (both 6.8%) and Finland (8.0%), while the highest rates were recorded in Estonia (23.2%), Latvia (21.3%) and Lithuania (20.9%). Price increases were 8.4% in Italy, 8.5% in Germany and...

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
CSDP: Borrell hopes for agreement on Ukrainian army training mission next week
HOME AFFAIRS: Finland and Baltic States want to reduce issuance of tourist visas to Russian citizens
ENERGY: Gazprom announces temporary closure of Nord Stream 1 for maintenance
ECONOMY: €1 billion in macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU-sponsored dialogue fails to ease tensions
CHAD: EU welcomes opening of national dialogue
AFRICA: EU sends two election observation missions to São Tomé and Príncipe and Lesotho
NEAR EAST: EU concerned about Israeli measures against Palestinian NGOs
ASEAN: summit to celebrate 45 years of EU-ASEAN relations to be held on 14 December in Brussels
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: European Commission presents 2021 report on its activities in support of research and innovation
TRANSPORT: several airline industry players calling for an end to high passenger compensation for delays
ANIMAL HEALTH: EFSA makes suggestions to improve welfare of farmed pigs
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches public consultation to support cross-border activities of non-profit organisations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Athens is no longer subject to enhanced fiscal surveillance by its European institutional creditors
ECONOMY: inflation confirmed at 8.9% and GDP growth down to 0.6% in euro area in July
STATE AID: green light for German, Dutch and Finnish support to offset costs of indirect emissions for energy-intensive companies
STATE AID: European Commission authorises financing of Post Danmark’s universal service obligation
STATE AID: European Commission approves €600,000 support for vine nursery sector in Trento
COMPANIES: ESMA recommends removing notion of “rebuttable presumption” from European sustainability reporting standards
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Commission organises vaccination response for this autumn and winter
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: NGO Sea Watch’s rescue vessels can be subject to port State control, confirms EU Court of Justice
SOCIAL: Court of Justice recalls EU rules on granting of family allowances to nationals of another Member State
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: EIOPA consults on governance arrangements in third countries
MIGRATION: €171 million for projects to support asylum systems in five EU countries
MIGRATION: Frontex records 86% increase in irregular entries into EU between January and July compared to 2021
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults to revise rules on harmonised river information services
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